WEIGHING OPTIONS

Not unlike the debate that case-ready meat triggered a few years ago, fixed-weight packaging is making waves in a growing number of supermarket meat departments. Fixed-weight products give retailers merchandising flexibility and better control of meat-case category management data. Yet some argue the innovations ultimately could offer customers a narrower range of cuts and weights, and further erode

Not unlike the debate that case-ready meat triggered a few years ago, fixed-weight packaging is making waves in a growing number of supermarket meat departments. Fixed-weight products give retailers merchandising flexibility and better control of meat-case category management data. Yet some argue the innovations ultimately could offer customers a narrower range of cuts and weights, and further erode the service focus that once defined the majority of supermarket meat counters.